Wednesday, December 10, 2008

ANC Commissioner Nancy Shia Requests Public Support at Tomorrow's 11 AM Arraignment

In an email dated Wednesday, 10 December 2008, ANC Commissioner Nancy Shia requests public support in her 11 am arraignment on Thursday morning, 11 December 2008 stemming from an 12 October 2008 arrest on 18th Street, NW, in Adams Morgan for photographing police activity.

Which sparked a Red Ribbon Brigrade Demonstration in Adams Morgan on Saturday night, 25 October 2008.

Read ANC Commissioner Nancy Shia's email dated Wednesday, 10 December 2008.

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Art Basel Miami Beach: 4 - 7 December 2008

Art Basel Miami Beach takes place 4 - 7 December 2008.

Art Basel Miami Beach is the most important art show in the United States, a cultural and social highlight for the Americas. As the sister event of Switzerland's Art Basel, the most prestigious art show worldwide for the past 39 years, Art Basel Miami Beach combines an international selection of top galleries with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events featuring music, film, architecture and design. Exhibition sites are located in the city's beautiful Art Deco District, within walking distance of the beach and many hotels.

Click image for Art Basel Miami Beach website.

Art Basel: The Stone Canvas Mix & Mingle - Saturday, 6 December 2008 to Benefit Care Resourse

Dana Ellyn: TONIGHT at Long View, SATURDAY Open Studio, TV interview and much more!

Join Dana Ellyn at Long View Gallery tonight for a Holiday Party and exhibit of works from some of the gallery's favorite artists. Dana be exhibiting two very new paintings inspired by the recent election of our new President and Vice President; "Won't You Be My Neighbor" and "Joe the V.P."

The gallery is supplying the drinks and snacks, you bring your holiday cheer!

Long View Gallery is located at 1302 9th Street, NW, (at 9th & N)Washington, DC. Telephone 202.232.4788.

Tonight's opening reception will take place for 6 until 9 pm.

Click image to read DANA ELLYN E-Newsletter dated Thursday, 4 December 2008 regarding tonight's opening reception as well as upcoming events and current news.

Experimental Readings TONIGHT at Transformer, 7-9pm - FREE

Join Transformer TONIGHT (Thursday, 4 December 2008) from 7 until 9 pm for an evening of readings by emerging poets and writers in conjunction with Nilay Lawson's exhibition "If You Didn't Know What This Was, Would You Know What This Is?".

TONIGHT's experimental writings and readings at Transformer will be lead by Transformer Advisory Council Member and Corcoran Professor Casey Smith, along with recent Corcoran grads Mike Terzano, Jenn DePalma, David Williams, and current Corcoran student Caitlin Lennon.

Click image to read Transformer E-Newsletter dated Thursday, 4 December 2008 regarding TONIGHT's event as well as upcoming events.

My "One Planet, Ours" (Cool Globes) Exhibit at US Botanic Garden featuring DJ Bryan Hughes "Zanzibar" Progressive Trance Mix

In the process of curating images for my 2009 New Year Greeting Cards project which may will feature images from my 2008 Public Art in Public Spaces collection this past week I finally put the final touches on my One Planet, Ours (Cool Globes) Exhibition - US Botanic Garden - WDC - 22 September 2008 video project by featuring San Francisco DJ Bryan Hughes' 2008 Progressive Trance mix, "Zanzibar" as background music.

In the process of a gradual shift from Flickr to Ipernity, here is my One Planet, Ours (Cool Globes) Exhibition - US Botanic Garden / WDC - 22 September 2008 album at Ipernity.

Click the image to view the video.

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Out For Equality: Commemorating Barack Obama and Joe Biden's Inauguration!

Click image to read National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Action Fund Important Message E-News dated Wednesday, 3 December 2008 regarding OUT FOR EQUALITY events being held at the Mayflower Hotel and Town Danceboutique on Tuesday, 20 January 2009 in commemoration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s Inauguration.

5 December 2008 First Friday at CAOS on F

Every FIRST FRIDAY, Caos on F the artist owned, artist operated collective at 923 F Street, NW, hosts an open studio event featuring Fine Art, Fine Furniture and Fine Friends.

Celebrating the holidays with the final month of the inagural show of the work of painters Michael Berman and Quint Marshall, ceramacist Joe Hicks and furniture by Matthew Falls and additional holiday gift items both in the gallery and at other select F Street locations ... the remainder of the month the gallery will be open to the public every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 2-8 pm and by special appointment.

Caos on F invites you to visit their downtown gallery this FIRST FRIDAY, 5 December 2008 from 5 until 8pm.

Click image for Caos on F E-Newsletter dated Wednesday, 3 December 2008.

DC Cowboys' Special Holiday Events

Click image to read DC Cowboys Dance Company E-Newsletter dated Wednesday, 3 December 2008.

Golden Triangle News | December 2008

Click image to read Golden Triangle BID E-Newsleter dated Wednesday, 3 December 2008.

ART BASEL International LUXE Lounge Experience - Friday, 5 December 2008 to Benefit Care Resource

Join LUXE Magazine, Moresque Living, Artwork Partners and Britto Art Showcase for the “International LUXE Lounge Experience”.

Boasting everything beautiful in South Florida , the LUXE lounge will include international tastes, libations and entertainment celebrating art and cultures from around the globe.

All Donations from the event will benefit Care Resource, South Florida ’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDS community health provider.

A Donation of $5 gets you Admission to the event & cocktails for the evening.

A Donation of $10 gets you into our VIP lounge, including cocktails, hors d’oeuvres & 1 raffle ticket.

Additional Raffle tickets will be available for $20 for an arm’s length.

Lounge furnishings and Entertainment provided by Berber Events.

Cocktails provided by Potions in Motion.

Friday, 6 December 2008
6 to 10pm
25 NE 39th Street
Miami Design District

Celebrate Prohibition Repeal w/ DJ KOSTAS at LIZARD LOUNGE / LIMA - Sunday, 7 December 2008

THIS WEEKEND CELEBRATE THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION! w/ LIZARD LOUNGE at LIMA, featuring Resident DJ KOSTAS.

Click image for ATLAS Events E-News dated Wednesday, 3 December 2008.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

4th Annual Downtown Holiday Market Begins at 12 Noon on Friday, 5 December 2008

The much anticipated fourth-annual Downtown Holiday Market produced by the Downtown DC Business Improvement District in partnership with Diverse Markets Management is poised to return to Downtown DC, bringing a unique outdoor shopping experience to the heart of the center city. From Friday, December 5 through Tuesday, December 23, a festive atmosphere and live musical entertainment will enliven the charming marketplace.

Click image to read Diverse Markets Managements E-Newsletter dated Tuesday, 2 December 2008 for details.

Here is my 2006 Downtown Holiday Market webpage with a link at the top of the page to my 2005 photos, as well.

While most my 2007 Downtown Holiday Market photos may be found at Flickr, I've recently uploaded a few to the Downtown Holiday Market - Penn Quarter - WDC - 7 December 2007 album at my newly launched Ipernity site.

Here are some of the videos projects from the 2007 event:

MADISON GLORIOUS SOUNDS

2nd STORY BAND

Mid City Artists OPEN STUDIOS THIS WEEKEND

Mid City Artists are a diverse and talented group of nearly 40 professional artists who have come together for the purpose of promoting their art, and the Dupont/Logan neighborhoods they call home.

This weekend on Saturday and Sunday, 6 - 7 December 2008, more than 20 Mid City Artists will participate in the FALL 2008 OPEN STUDIOS event.

Click image for details.

Corcoran December E-Newsletter!

Click image to read Corcorcan E-Newsletter dated Tuesday, 2 Dedcember 2008.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Cyber Monday Special at National Building Museum Online - 1 December 2008

Click image to view National Building Museum ONLINE E-Newsletter dated 1 December 2008 featuring a CYBER MONDAY SPECIAL.

Robert T. Cole :: OPEN STUDIO :: DEC. 6 + 7

Next weekend, 6 - 7 December 2008, Robert T. Cole will be amongst the 20 or more artists that will participate in the Mid City Artists SIXTH ANNUAL FALL OPEN STUDIOS.

On display will be Robert's new spectacular sculpture of Bacchus, a commissioned work which will be moved to its permanent home, a privately owned vineyard, in Potomac, Maryland, soon after the OPEN STUDIO.

Click image for details.

World AIDS Day, 1 December 2008

The 1st of December, World AIDS Day, is the day when individuals and organisations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Whilst we have come a long ways since 1988, there is still much more to be done.

Click image to learn more about World AIDS Day 2008.

Here's a list of World AIDS Day 2008 events in Washington DC.

Here is my 2005 World AIDS Day Whitman Walker Clinic / WDC photoset.

JustCircuit LIVE streaming TODAY of White Party's Johnny Chisolm Muscle Beach Party With DJ's Wendy Hunt & Phil B

If you could not make it to this weekend's WHITE PARTY at South Beach, don't fret ...

From 1 until 8 pm TODAY, Sunday 30 November 2008 ... JustCircuit LIVE will stream Johnny Chisholm's POSEIDON MUSCLE BEACH PARTY featuring DJs Wendy Hunt and Phil B, followed by FIREWORKS!

Click image for details.

Artspace Washington DC Update

Dance Place and Artspace are partnering to create a $19 million arts campus in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Artspace will break ground on 41 affordable live/work units for artists and their families along with gallery and studio space.

Artspace is assisting Dance Place, Washington, D.C.'s most prolific presenter of modern dance, to build a new performance and rehearsal space, an education center and administrative space. A late 2009 groundbreaking is planned.

Click image to read Artspace Projects, Inc E-Newsletter dated Tuesday, 25 November 2008.

Eileen Ivers' "An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas" Tour & CD

Just like ornaments on a Christmas tree, the tunes on this Eileen Ivers' recording 'An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas' have been lovingly passed down through the generations.

'An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas' is a truly joyous Christmas collection composed equally of traditional carols, dance tunes and holiday classics.

Click here to read Eileen Ivers' An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas' Tour E-Newsletter dated Tuesday, 25 November 2008.

Click image to view my Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul at the 2006 Planet Arlington / World Music Festival at Iwo Jima Memorial Grounds in Arlington VA.

Times Square Alliance Newsletter - Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Click image to read Times Square Alliance E-Newsletter dated Tuesday, 25 November 2008.

ACKC Birthday Party + Holiday Show/Sale with the Clay Queen!

ACKC D.C. is celebrating its First Birthday with a huge party on 2 December 2008 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

And ACKC Alexandria and Artfully Paper are joining the Clay Queen, aka Renee Altman, for a Holiday Show and Sale on Saturday and Sunday, 6 - 7 December 2008.

Click image for details and to read the entire ACKC E-News dated Friday, 28 November 2008.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Russell Richards art book available!

After over two years of effort ... "The Arts and Innards of Russell U. Richards!" is complete. It's both a memoir focusing on [his] years of struggle with ulcerative colitis, and how art helped him to survive it, and also a full-color art book, with at least one artwork or photograph on every page.

Click the image to read Russell Richard's E-News dated Thursday, 27 November 2008 regarding his new art book and updates to his website.

Friday, November 28, 2008

28 November 2008 Friday's Photo of the Week

Happy 66th Anniversary to Elsie & Bernard Barnes
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Lexington Park, MD . 29 November 1998
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Obama T-Shirts & Hats at Carl's Barber Shop on P Street (Logan Circle)

While this may be true in most ethnic communities ... barber shops, beauty parlors, radio, and 'the church' are of great cultural, social and networking importance in the black community. Which is why when launching my Barber Shops & Beauty Salons documentary project in 2002 that my first feature article was on Brice's Barber Shop on Barrack's Row in SE Washington DC.

And why I have taken a more than passing interest in Carl's Barber Shop at 1406 P Street in the Logan Cirlce area of NW Washington DC which I first visited in the spring / summer of 1985.

When on Thanksgiving eve, 26 November 2008 that I stopped in at Carl's Barber Shop to get my hair by Vincent, I noticed a table at the rear of the shop that featured Obama tee-shirts and hats that were for sale.

Operated by Master Barber/Stylist Zach Turner the Obama merchandise at Carl's Barber Shop includes three different styled of long and short sleeved tee-shirts and a selection of pink, blue, red and white baseball styled caps.

While I do not now recall the prices of the short sleeve shirts or hats, the long sleeve shirts are $20.

So, if you are looking for Obama t-shirts and hats or are in need of a hair cut, may I suggest that you visit Carl's Barbershop / Unisex at 1406 P Street in NW Washington DC.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving Day from Shades of Light Gallery / Las Olas

During my March 2008 visit to Fort Lauderdale and a ritual photo walk along Las Olas Boulevard I stopped in at Shades of Light Gallery.

As a result, Ally Faircloth has sent me the November 2008 Happy Thanksgiving Day from Shades of Light Gallery E-Newsletter with the following introduction:

Dear Art lovers,

We're happy to introduce a new exciting art during this Holiday season.

Treat yourself to amazing visual delight.

For the client or designer with specific needs, custom lamps, chandeliers, and architectural peaces are available at "Shades of Light" gallery.

Please stop by and see us. It's an afternoon you'll remember!

Ally Faircloth

Shades of Light Gallery is located at 613 East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale FL. Contact Ally Faircloth at (954) 937-0813.

Here is the November 2008 Happy Thanksgiving Day from Shades of Light Gallery Newsletter.

Click above image to view my Shades of Light Gallery / Las Olas photoset and March 2008 Fort Lauderdale FL collection.

Here is my November 2007 images of the Shades of Light Gallery window.

Vote for Jim Lucio, aka Defekto, in Baltimore's Baker Artist Awards

In 1964, Mary Sawyers Baker established the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund in honor of her husband. In 2008, the Governors of the Fund established Mary Sawyers Baker Prize to honor her civic involvement & devotion to the arts.

Jim Lucio, aka Defekto, who I regard as one of the most important documentary artists of our times ... is one of the nominated artists for the 2008 Baker Artist Awards.

Click Jim Lucio's polaroid image of Sean Blue to read his email update requesting voting support in the Baker Artist Awards competition.

Here is Lucio's Baker Artist Awards profile.

Here is his The Last Days of Polaroid website.

Place Your "ACKC" Holiday Chocolate Order Early, Save 15%

Chocolates from ACKC make the perfect gift for your customers, clients, Board of Directors, friends, relatives and even yourself (maybe especially yourself)!

Place your Holiday order by 5 December 2008 and save 15%.

Orders of $75 or more must be received by COB 5 December 2008 to qualify.

Click image to read ACKC / Eric Nelson & Rob Kingsbury E-Updated dated Monday, 24 November 2008.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Chris Newman's 15 November Tangerine Dream Fans Zone Radio Show (Podcasts)

The 15 November 2008 show is one of my favorite since I began listening to the TDFZ podcasts over the first weekend in October 2008.

The musicians that caught my attention in this particular episode were Rene Splinter of Studio 35D, Patroux, Marbury and Graphite.

Click the image to learn more about and/or download the 15 November 2008 TDFZ Radio Show.

My Airborne DC at 2008 Arts on Foot photos & videos

While it had been my intention to feature my 2008 Arts on Foot collection at Flickr since the general public has difficulty accessing my restricted Flickr account, this past weekend, I've created a 2008 Arts on Foot album at Ipernity.

Which is where you will also find not only my Airborne DC photo album but also the following videos of Airborne DC's performance at the 2008 Arts on Foot.

My City Dance Ensemble at 2008 Arts on Foot video & photos

While it had been my intention to feature my 2008 Arts on Foot collection at Flickr since the general public has difficulty accessing my restricted Flickr account, this past weekend, I've created a 2008 Arts on Foot album at Ipernity.

Which is where you will also find my City Dance Ensemble - 2008 Arts on Foot photo album.

Click the image to view my video compilation of the City Dance Ensemble's performance during the 2008 Arts on Foot.

Friday, November 21, 2008

My newly launched CIRCUITRY web and blog sites

Though still under constuction, I just launched my new CIRCUITRY Special Effects / Affects website and blog that not only will focus on the GLBT CIRCUIT PARTY industry but will also bring attention to other cultural events, artists, progressive entrepeneurs, organizations and networkers catering to the GLBT community.

21 November 2008 Friday's Photo of the Week

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WMATA Wheaton Station . Wheaton Maryland
Thursday afternoon, 20 November 2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Winter Party Florida Resident Pass Sale Extended Through 2 December 2008

The Florida Resident Pass offers savings on three of the most popular Winter Party Festival dance events: the Beach Party, the Under One Sun Pool Party, and the Saturday night dance party. The details of the Saturday night dance event are not confirmed yet, but you can count on the kind of mind-blowing party that put Winter Party Festival on the map.

Purchased individually, advance tickets to these three events cost $170, but the Florida Resident Pass offers all three for only $140!

With a very limited supply left – purchase yours now at http://www.winterparty.com.

While, in the past I have uploaded my 2007 Winter Party Festival photos to my flickr account, any images that I may post in the future will be uploaded to my 2007 Winter Party Festival Beach Party album at Ipernity.

Photo Credit: Volunteers at Winter Party Festival "Beach Party" at 12th Street Beach in South Beach Miami, FL on Sunday afternoon, 4 March 2007 by Elvert Barnes.

Complete your Thanksgiving Dinner with a pie from Billy's Bakery (NYC)

Click image to view Billy's Bakery / NYC e-news dated Wednesday, 19 November 2008 regarding Billy's Bakery / NYC Thanksgiving Pies.

Friday, November 14, 2008

National Day of Protest Against Prop 8 - 15 November 2008

Remember that tomorrow, November 15, is the day to join fellow activists in protesting Prop 8. Thousands of people have committed to protesting in their city on Facebook. The D.C. March for Equal Rights is scheduled to start at the grassy space near the Capitol reflecting pool between the pool and 3rd street at 1:30 p.m. At 2 p.m., marchers will walk down Constitution Ave toward the White House and rally at the NE corner of Lafayette Park. More information can be found here.

It looks like the Alexandria protest is merging with the D.C. protest at this point. Those closer to Richmond can meet up at City Hall. The Baltimore protest starts at 1:30 p.m. at 100 Holliday St.

Click image to image to read Friday, 14 November 2008 Washington Blade Blog regarding the 15 November 2008 National Day of Protest Against Prop 8.

14 November 2008 Friday's Photo of the Week

Reflection of the Lincoln Memorial in the West Reflecting Pool
National Mall . Constitution Gardens . NW WDC
Friday evening, 7 November 2008